Salvage Title
Does anyone know if having a salvage title will alter the payout amount. Also it the car is turned over to the insurance company is that going to impact the $5,100 minimum payout, or do they suddenly become a co-owner?
Just repaired a deer strike, and the shop uncovered a bunch of unrepaired/improperly repaired damage from a prior claim. The insurance company has thus decided to total the car.
The company wants the car, but I can keep it if I pay for the repair costs of the repairs that weren't properly done, (otherwise they would be paying for it twice) and I would have to get a salvage title for it.
Now, I can submit the paperwork before the salvage title goes through, but OMG what a mess.
I'm just trying to determine what would be my best option.
Most straight forward would be to let the insurance keep the car, but then that may cost me $$$.
More complex is to keep the car and not confuse the situation with VW, and I might come out a couple of thousand further ahead.
I'm just trying to get information on what the advantages and disadvantages of which choice would be.